Electoral system for national legislature

ACE Project, South Africa: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996), accessed 26 August 2024

Article 46 (1) : The National Assembly consists of no fewer than 350 andno more than 400 women and men elected as members in terms of an electoral system that:

a) is prescribed by national legislation;

b) is based on the national common voters roll;

c) provides for a minimum voting age of 18 years; and

d) results, in general, in proportional representation.

South Africa, Electoral Act 73 of 1998 (as amended in 2019), accessed 26 August 2024

38. Voting procedure

(6) Once the voter has received a ballot paper marked in terms of subsection (5)(a), the voter must—
(a) enter an empty voting compartment;
(b) mark the ballot paper in a way that indicates the registered party or candidate the voter wishes to vote for;
(c) fold the ballot paper to conceal the voter’s vote;
(d) take the ballot paper to a ballot box for the election and show it to the presiding officer or a voting officer in a way that that officer can see the mark made in terms of subsection (5)(a);
(e) place the ballot paper in the ballot box; and
(f) without delay leave the voting station.